Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-28
DEATH OF AMI INDIAN CHIEF.
Painted Red and Well Supplied with Dead
Horses
Fort Worth Gazette


Up on Beaver Creek, in the Nation, the
other day old Otter Belt, one of the great
est of the Comanche chiefs, succumbed to
the grim reaper Death, and it was all in
his honor. He knew he was going to die
and just five minutes before he breatned
his last they held him erect and rugged
the old Chief out in his best war costume
They painted him As red rs Il sunset, set
his war bonnet on his head, tied up his
hair in beaver skins, and then laid him
down just AS his spirit winged its flight
Otter Belt, while good man for Il Com
anche, was rather inclined toward the doc
trines of Brigham Young, only he con
tented himself with a less number of
wives-in fact, limited himself to five
The way these squaWs took on when the
chief was no more was sight never to
he forgotten. Taking sharp butcher
knives they slashed their face $ with long,
deep cuts. till they were covered with
blood, They also cut themselves in other
places and then beat their bleeding bodies
and pulled their hair, all the while utter
ing the most doleful and plaintive cries.
They then burned every thing they had,
their two tepees, furniture, clothing and
all-even the biggest part of the clothing
they wore. There was big crowd of
bucks present al the obsequies, of course.
and, rs is the Indian fashion, they slew
ten head of horses in honor of outer Belt IS
memory. Among the horses they killed
was favorite team of Mr.. Press Adding
ton, OH whose ranCn Otter Belt resided.
Press won't like it much when he hears
that his trOtters are dead. but when In
dams need horses for funeral they never
stop to inquire who they belong to.
The Missisqnoi Railroad.
To the EditOr Of the Boston journal:
In recent issue of the Boston journal
| | IL
| item:
T. NJ, Deal has been appointed Superin.
tendent of the Misslsauoi Valley Road
extending from St. Adams to Richford
He was formerly General Freight and
| Passenger Agent.
The name of the road sounded familiar
l thought that 1t had musical r.ng in my
ear. There was my lost railroad which
had not heard OF for years. don't know
who owns the stock of the road in fact
| don't know that there ever was any
stock. know that hold some of the
bonds. Whether the road was ever taken
| possession of by the bondholders, or pass
ed out OF the control of the bondholders
| through the legerdemain of Vermont
| Receiver are problems that have been
kept from me. But ! am gratined that
there is road up there in Vermont which
Is called the Misssquoi, for | was afraid
| the rails had been sold for old iron and
| turned into plOw- shares, and that the ties
mad warmed the hospitable fireplaces OF
| the farmers OF Vermont. am glad to see
that there is 10 be new Deal, and | live
IN hope that he may be able to enlarge its
earning capacity aud pay up few of the
old coupons ! am not disposed to be
small or niHgardly, and | will fund the
coupons INTO second-t hird-fourth mort
gage sinking fund- dehenture stock, if il
Will help the road to get on its feet. Pos
sihly Mr.. Deal will do the handsome thing
and send me a free pass over the road.
live in hope that the Interstate bill may
impart vitality to this mysterious bit OF
road, for which apparently nobody is re-
sponsible. have had long haul on the
bonds some ten or u dozen years, and
feel anxious TO see a little liquidation.
have found out, rs patient holder OF the
Missisquoi bonds, how noble thing 1t IL
TO suffer and b. STRONG